Executive Turntable: ASCAP Adds CTO to Help ‘Harness’ AI, Plus Primary Wave Hires WMG Mainstay

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Your play roundup of promotions, hires, exits and openings crossed music.

John Pershing is the caller elder vice president and main exertion serviceman astatine ASCAP, effectual Sept. 22. He joins the PRO from What If Media Group, wherever helium has led IT, merchandise improvement and information engineering since 2019. Pershing, who is based successful New York, antecedently served arsenic vp of bundle engineering astatine large information steadfast 1010data. The organization’s future-focused tech strategy was a cardinal gully for Pershing, who said he’s excited to articulation “at a clip erstwhile determination are truthful galore caller opportunities to innovate.” ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews added, “ASCAP is excited to bring John connected committee arsenic we proceed to thrust innovative planetary exertion solutions that payment our songwriter, composer and steadfast members arsenic good arsenic our licensees. He volition beryllium instrumental arsenic we harness the powerfulness of AI successful breathtaking caller ways to make growth, lick marketplace needs, and beforehand efficiencies.”

Primary Wave Music supercharged its marque division, led by main marque serviceman Jeffrey Straughn, with cardinal hires and promotions. Camille Hackney joins arsenic caput of marque partnerships successful New York, bringing decades of acquisition from Warner Music Group, wherever crossed labels similar Atlantic and Elektra she led large campaigns with music-intertwined Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Starbucks, Citibank and Google. Bart Saunt, present elder vice president successful Los Angeles, boasts implicit 25 years of marque concern expertise from Universal Music Group, Iconoclast, EMI and Virgin, having worked with iconic artists and brands crossed euphony and gaming. Additionally, Billboard 40 Under 40er Sam Sklover has been promoted to vp of marque partnerships, aft six years astatine Primary Wave, including campaigns for Prince and Boyz II Men. Straughn praised each three, noting Hackney’s “competitive spirit,” Saunt’s interaction arsenic “putting wins connected the committee from time one,” and Sklover’s strategical “growth and maturity” implicit the years.

Check retired the remainder of this week’s staffing quality below.

Polydor

Polydor Label Group unleashed a question of interior promotions this week successful its London office. Jodie Cammidge becomes sole managing director, portion Paddy Mclean is promoted to wide manager. Jade Bradshaw steps into the aforesaid relation astatine 0207 Def Jam, alongside her planetary run work. Helen Fleming and Ali Tant are present directors of marketing, recognized for their enactment with artists similar Billie Eilish and Sam Fender. Jamie Ahye becomes caput of popular marketing, and Silas Howison-Waughray is named manager of creation selling and GM of Chaos Records. Finally, Chloe Kyei is elevated to elder selling manager astatine 0207 Def Jam. President Ben Mortimer praised the team’s creativity, adding that the promotions are “richly deserved and bespeak the strength, vision, and creativity that drives everything we do.”
Soundstripe

Soundstripe named Jelena Grozdanich arsenic sync director, a strategical determination to accelerate its expanding sync business. Grozdanich volition pb efforts to spot Soundstripe’s artist-made euphony successful film, TV, trailers, ads and more, reporting to vp of income and partnerships Steven Davis. Based successful Los Angeles, she brings implicit a d...